And you shall dwell in the land of Goshen, and you shall be near to me, you, and your children, and your children's children, and your flocks, and your herds, and all that you have: Treasury of Scripture in the land. Genesis 46:29,34 And Joseph made ready his chariot, and went up to meet Israel his father, to Goshen, and presented himself to him... Genesis 47:1-6 Then Joseph came and told Pharaoh, and said, My father and my brothers, and their flocks, and their herds, and all that they have... Exodus 8:22 And I will sever in that day the land of Goshen, in which my people dwell, that no swarms of flies shall be there... Exodus 9:26 Only in the land of Goshen, where the children of Israel were, was there no hail. Goshen. Goshen was the most eastern district of Lower Egypt, and the frontier of that country and Arabia, not far from the Arabian gulf, and lying next to Canaan; for Jacob went directly thither when he came into Egypt, from which it was about eighty miles distant, though Hebron was distant from the Egyptian capital about three hundred miles. be near. John 14:2,3 In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you... John 17:24 Father, I will that they also, whom you have given me, be with me where I am; that they may behold my glory, which you have given me...
Context Joseph Sends for his Father
9Haste you, and go up to my father, and say to him, Thus said your son Joseph, God has made me lord of all Egypt: come down to me, tarry not: 10And you shall dwell in the land of Goshen, and you shall be near to me, you, and your children, and your children's children, and your flocks, and your herds, and all that you have: 11And there will I nourish you; for yet there are five years of famine; lest you, and your household, and all that you have, come to poverty. 12And, behold, your eyes see, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin, that it is my mouth that speaks to you. 13And you shall tell my father of all my glory in Egypt, and of all that you have seen; and you shall haste and bring down my father here. 14And he fell on his brother Benjamin's neck, and wept; and Benjamin wept on his neck. 15Moreover he kissed all his brothers, and wept on them: and after that his brothers talked with him. Parallel Verses American Standard Version
and thou shalt dwell in the land of Goshen, and thou shalt be near unto me, thou, and thy children, and thy children's children, and thy flocks, and thy herds, and all that thou hast:
Douay-Rheims Bible
And thou shalt dwell in the land of Gessen: and thou shalt be near me, thou and thy sons, and thy son's sons, thy sheep, and thy gerds, and all things that thou hast.
Darby Bible Translation
And thou shalt dwell in the land of Goshen, and thou shalt be near to me, thou, and thy sons, and thy sons' sons, and thy sheep, and thy cattle, and all that thou hast.
King James Bible
And thou shalt dwell in the land of Goshen, and thou shalt be near unto me, thou, and thy children, and thy children's children, and thy flocks, and thy herds, and all that thou hast:
Young's Literal Translation
and thou hast dwelt in the land of Goshen, and been near unto me, thou and thy sons, and thy son's sons, and thy flock, and thy herd, and all that thou hast,
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